Volkswagen Polo 1.2 is a car that has a 5 door hatchback type body with a front mounted engine delivering power to the front wheels.
The Volkswagen Polo 1.2's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.2 litre, double overhead camshaft 3 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 59 bhp (60 PS/44 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 108 N·m (80 lb·ft/11 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 993 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 157 km/h (98 mph), quoted fuel consumption figures are 7.3/4.5/5.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 128.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2470 mm | 97.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1463 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1456 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Length | 3970 mm | 156.3 inches | |
| Width | 1682 mm | 66.2 inches | |
| Height | 1462 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 993 kg | 2189 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 1.2 litre 1198 cc (73.106 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.5 × 86.9 mm
3.01 × 3.42 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 60 PS (59 bhp) (44 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 108 Nm (80 ft·lb) (11 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 36.7 kW/litre 49.9 ps/litre 49.2 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.15 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1132.9 kPa (164.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 10.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 16.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 19.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 37.3 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 157 km/h (98 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 60.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 44.31 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 59.42 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 22.57 kg/kW 37.7 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.3/4.5/5.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.3/4.5/5.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 13.7/22.2/18.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 38.7/62.8/51.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 32.2/52.3/42.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 128.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | D | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 R 14 T | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 R 14 T | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 256 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 200 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.19 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 200266 | ||
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| RAC rating | 10.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 added 2009-07-16. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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